Obama warned the media against helping the Islamic State recruit after Paris

I just can't make out what he's getting at here:

Quote:

The media isn’t shy about telling President Obama how to do his job. But on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, it was the president's turn to share some thoughts on how journalists should do theirs. At a news conference where he said the fight against terrorism “doesn’t have to change the fundamental trajectory of the American people,” the president took a brief detour to add this: The media needs to help in this, I just want to say. You know, during the course of this week — a very difficult week — it is understandable that this has been a primary focus. But one of the things that has to happen is how we report on this has to maintain perspective and not empower in any way these terrorist organizations or elevate them in ways that make it easier for them to recruit or make them stronger. As he spoke, Obama paused several times, seeming to choose his words carefully. He appeared to be trying to deliver a message as subtly as possible. “He has a line he can’t cross, so he was being very measured,” said John G. Geer, who studies politics and media as chair of the political science department at Vanderbilt University. “The way I think about it is, this was a reminder from Obama — without being heavy-handed — that the media has a role to play. He knows the press is self-reflective, and this gives them a chance to think about it.” Conservative commentator Tammy Bruce, however, didn’t seem to think the president was subtle at all. “Here he’s telling the media, in other words, to do what he’s doing: ignore it, downplay it, don’t even discuss it, discuss what’s important to me and my narrative,” she said Monday during an appearance on Fox News. “That’s what he wants them to do. That’s what they’ve normally done. And this week, they stopped.”

And the whole piece here: http://ift.tt/21dSGjO

Anyone got any ideas? Is it related to this?:
CNN Punished Its Own Journalist for Fulfilling a Core Duty of Journalism

http://ift.tt/1YrgKxq

Is he claiming the lapdog media are lappy enough?

Obama warned the media against helping the Islamic State recruit after Paris